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MacroevolutionMicroevolution and MacroevolutionIntroductionMicroevolutionSpeciationMacroevolution Whereas microevolution explains diversification on an individual level over relatively short…
A Quantum Leap into Quantum MechanicsChemistryThe Modern AtomBohr: What Is It Good For?Spectroscopy: Reading Between the LinesA Quantum Leap into Quantum Mechanics Unfortunately for Bohr, his…
Saint Aidan The founder of a great center of Celtic Christianity by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Aidan (died 651) According to the historian Bede, Aidan was an Irish monk on the island of Iona when…
Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology Physics Laboratory Celestial bodies—the sun, moon, planets, and stars > have provided us a reference for measuring the passage of time…
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